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Take a Break and Catch a Movie

Catch up on the greatest films of the year before this week's 83rd Annual Academy Awards show on Sunday.

This Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 is the 83rd Annual Academy Awards.  Oscar night marks end of the “award season,” but in true Hollywood fashion, the best has been saved for last. 

On Sunday night, the Oscars will be awarded to the best actors, actresses and most importantly, for the best film.  If you are like most moms, getting out to see a movie is a luxury!  Finding a few hours to yourself or with your husband to watch a movie that is probably not appropriate for most children can be a real challenge. 

For this weeks “Great Escape,” I encourage you to head out to or theaters to catch one of this years Oscar nominated films.  "Black Swan" and "The King’s Speech" are supposed to be fantastic.  Can’t make it to the theater?  Luckily, many of the nominations are already on DVD and can be easily rented from , Redbox or Netflix

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I’ve been fortunate enough to have seen three of the 10 nominations, and highly recommend "Inception" or "The Social Network."  I’d venture to say most of you have seen at least one, too, since "Toy Story 3" is also nominated.  What a tear jerker that was when Andy went away to college! 

So, take a couple of hours to yourself and watch a movie this week.  Then tune in to ABC on Sunday night and see which film takes home the coveted Oscar.   

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